The relationship between physical activity and executive function performance in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Gapin, J. & Etnier, J. L Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 32(6):753–63, December, 2010.
The relationship between physical activity and executive function performance in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) consistently perform worse on executive function (EF) tasks relative to those without AD/HD. Physical activity has a small effect on cognition in children and may be particularly beneficial for children with AD/HD by impacting fundamental EF deficiencies that characterize this disorder. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which physical activity is associated with EF in children with AD/HD. Eighteen boys (M age = 10.61, SD = 1.50) with AD/HD were recruited to complete four EF tasks. Physical activity was measured with an accelerometer that provided daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity; this measure was a significant predictor of performance on the Tower of London planning task, adjusted R² = .28, F(1, 16) = 7.61, p \textless .05, and was positively associated with other EF measures. These results suggest that higher physical activity is associated with better EF performance in AD/HD children.
@article{gapin_relationship_2010,
	title = {The relationship between physical activity and executive function performance in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.},
	volume = {32},
	issn = {0895-2779},
	url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21282836},
	abstract = {Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) consistently perform worse on executive function (EF) tasks relative to those without AD/HD. Physical activity has a small effect on cognition in children and may be particularly beneficial for children with AD/HD by impacting fundamental EF deficiencies that characterize this disorder. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which physical activity is associated with EF in children with AD/HD. Eighteen boys (M age = 10.61, SD = 1.50) with AD/HD were recruited to complete four EF tasks. Physical activity was measured with an accelerometer that provided daily minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity; this measure was a significant predictor of performance on the Tower of London planning task, adjusted R² = .28, F(1, 16) = 7.61, p {\textless} .05, and was positively associated with other EF measures. These results suggest that higher physical activity is associated with better EF performance in AD/HD children.},
	number = {6},
	urldate = {2012-04-12},
	journal = {Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology},
	author = {Gapin, Jennifer and Etnier, Jennifer L},
	month = dec,
	year = {2010},
	pmid = {21282836},
	keywords = {Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity: phy, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity: psy, Child, Cognition, Executive Function, Exercise, Exercise: psychology, Humans, Male, Motor Activity, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance},
	pages = {753--63},
}

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